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Thread #142079   Message #3273582
Posted By: artbrooks
14-Dec-11 - 08:59 AM
Thread Name: BS: Euphemistic US Usages
Subject: RE: BS: Euphemistic US Usages
Some of the allegedly US euphemisms are only ever seen in the US in books written in the UK. 'Behind', of course, is used by everyone over the age of 4 for 'in back of'; young children, for some reason, are taught to use it for their backside. I have never heard 'rooster' used for the male sexual appendage, if that is what the OP is implying. 'Rooster' and 'cock' are used interchangeably for male chickens, although 12-year-old boys might giggle a little when they hear the latter.